Dr. Kathleen Pulsifer is a licensed and highly trained Podiatric Surgeon specializing in the treatment of the foot, ankle and leg. She was born and raised in Orlando where she graduated from Edgewater High School. After graduating from Smith College, she studied podiatric medicine at the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, CA. She completed four years of residency training and was awarded certificates in Primary Podiatric Medicine from the Philadelphia VA Medical Center; in Forefoot Surgery from Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach; and in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery from Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Pulsifer completed a mini-Fellowship in circular external fixation at the Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics in Kurgan, Russia. She has lectured at the Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine and authored several articles which have been published in podiatric medical journals. Locally, she has presented lectures for Orlando Health, the Society of Vascular Nursing and the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses on diabetic limb salvage. Dr. Pulsifer is Board Qualified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery in both Forefoot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, and is Board Certified by the American Board of Wound Management as a Wound Care Specialist, performing extensive work in wound care, limb salvage and foot reconstruction. She is an Associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association. Dr. Pulsifer has hospital privileges at both Orlando Health and Florida Hospital. Her practice, Ankle& Foot Care Specialists, is located in downtown Orlando.